[07/15/13 - 08:25 AM]Showtime(R) to Host Signings and Live Podcasts with "Dexter(R)" Cast Members at Comic-Con 2013Jennifer Carpenter, Desmond Harrington, David Zayas, Aimee Garcia and Yvonne Strahovski are all slated to participate.

[via press release from Showtime]

SHOWTIME(R) TO HOST SIGNINGS AND LIVE PODCASTS WITH "DEXTER(R)" CAST MEMBERS AT COMIC-CON 2013

LOS ANGELES, CA - July 15, 2013 - To commemorate DEXTER's final Comic-Con appearance, series stars Jennifer Carpenter, David Zayas and Aimee Garcia, along with special guest star Yvonne Strahovski will be signing autographs on Thursday July 18 prior to the series' final panel in Hall H later that evening. Zayas and Garcia will also record a live podcast, hosted by DEXTER writer and producer Scott Reynolds. For the signings, live podcasts and exclusive merchandise fans should visit the Entertainment Earth booth (#2343). DEXTER final panel session will be presented on the first day of the world-famous gathering in San Diego on Thursday, July 18th in Hall H from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Fans can join the cast, writers, executive producers and surprise guest stars for a final Comic-Con farewell panel in Hall H later that evening. KROQ entertainment reporter Ralph Garman will preside over a revealing interview and Q&A session with the stars and executive producers of DEXTER. Featured panelists include series star and executive producer Michael C. Hall, and series stars Jennifer Carpenter, David Zayas, Aimee Garcia and special guest star Yvonne Strahovski, along with very special surprise guests. Also appearing are executive producers Sara Colleton, Scott Buck and Manny Coto, and former executive producer and series showrunner Clyde Phillips (now EP/showrunner for NURSE JACKIE).

To commemorate the final season of DEXTER, Bif Bang Pow! designed two convention exclusives, Dexter 3 3/4-inch action figure in a tin tote with a blood slide box and a DEXTER Blood spatter analyst bobble head. The air-conditioner-themed tin tote features a DEXTER action figure sporting his camera, ID badge, and a little extra blood, six blood slides as well as a wooden blood slide box replica to store them in. Additionally, a bonus talking key chain with five authentic Dexter phrases is included. The 7-inch resin bobble head resembles Dexter Morgan on the job in his pink shirt, holding a blood slide and slide box.

ANOVOS (Booth #3635)

The Anovos Booth will feature Dexter's kill table with props provided by series prop master Josh Meltzer, where fans can get saran wrapped onto the table and can have their picture taken as one of Dexter Morgan's victims for a unique experience. Fans can also purchase the DEXTER "Thumbdrive." Check booth for hours of operation.

DEXTER stars Michael C. Hall in his Golden Globe(R) and SAG Award-winning role as Dexter Morgan, a complicated and conflicted blood-spatter expert for the Miami police department. Season eight begins six months after LaGuerta's murder - and Dexter is still managing life as a dad, brother, and serial killer. As Deb (Jennifer Carpenter) struggles to deal with the consequences of her actions, a mysterious woman comes to work with Miami Metro, offering first-hand information on Dexter's past. The series also stars Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, Aimee Garcia, David Zayas, Geoff Pierson and James Remar. DEXTER's eighth and final season premiere continued to break records, ranking as the series' highest-rated debut ever with 3.2 million viewers, a record which the show continues to break season after season. The series averaged 6.2 million weekly viewers across platforms in its seventh season, its highest-rated yet. Produced by SHOWTIME, DEXTER is executive produced by John Goldwyn, Sara Colleton, Scott Buck, Manny Coto, Tim Schlattmann, Wendy West, Jace Richdale and Michael C. Hall.